Nikhil Gupta

[6] Gupta began his work on lightweight porous composite materials called syntactic foams in 1997.

Additionally, a method was developed that is capable of providing syntactic foams tailored for several mechanical, thermal, electrical, and physical properties simultaneously.

[8] Gupta worked on the use of fly ash hollow particles (cenospheres) in creating syntactic foams.

[9] The work of fly ash utilization in composite materials was featured in National Geographic and Fast Company magazine.

[14][6] He has used split-Hopkinson pressure bar to study response of polymer and metal matrix syntactic foams.

[14] This study showed a network of micro cracks in the bone, apart from large fractures, which could be missed in routine imaging.

Gupta’s group researches the integration of sensors with composite materials to help in detecting the damage during their service condition.

[6][16] The sensor, based on intensity modulation in optical fiber through a curved section, is capable of measuring displacement or strain.